"Times of great calamity and confusion have ever been productive of the greatest minds. The purest ore is produced from the hottest furnace, and the brightest thunderbolt is elicited from the darkest storm."
- Charles Caleb Colton
Random thots of yourz truly
"Times of great calamity and confusion have ever been productive of the greatest minds. The purest ore is produced from the hottest furnace, and the brightest thunderbolt is elicited from the darkest storm."
- Charles Caleb Colton
2011 was such an amazing year.
The year of trips.
Orlando, Miami, Key West, where I met a state trooper named Rene.
NOTL with my extended family.
Ottawa.
New York City.
Camping.
Detroit.
Edmonton and Drumheller, where I walked with the dinosaurs and conquered rocky hills.
Buffalo. And then Buffalo again. And again. And again. And AGAIN. I never want to go there ever again.
Banff and the mountains to end my year surrounded by family and friends.
Calgary to watch the WJHC.
Love is in the air.
My friends got engaged.
I went to weddings. A lot of weddings.
The eldest Ali sister got married.
Life.
The return to a job in healthcare.
Leafs games. Once even with the parentals. Never make the same mistake twice.
Amazing Race: Season Two. Being photographed by a stranger and being asked for an autograph. Great participants, amazing volunteers.
Eating in the dark with some of the best people I know.
Someone brightening my day by singing for me on countless occasions.
Finally learning to drive.
Missing the Toronto earthquake, again.
Saying goodbye to old friends and making new ones along the way.
Amazing days, amazing nights with my family and closest friends. Talking all night and sleeping all day.
Being loved by someone unconditionally.
Dancing. Lots of unplanned, uninhibited, crazy dancing.
Falling in love.
Thankful for an amazing 2011. Love and respect to all those responsible for making it what it was. Looking forward to what the future has in store.
2011 was such an amazing year.
The year of trips.
Orlando, Miami, Key West, where I met a state trooper named Rene.
NOTL with my extended family.
Ottawa.
New York City.
Camping.
Detroit.
Edmonton and Drumheller, where I walked with the dinosaurs and conquered rocky hills.
Buffalo. And then Buffalo again. And again. And again. And AGAIN. I never want to go there ever again.
Banff and the mountains to end my year surrounded by family and friends.
Calgary to watch the WJHC.
Love is in the air.
My friends got engaged.
I went to weddings. A lot of weddings.
The eldest Ali sister got married.
Life.
The return to a job in healthcare.
Leafs games. Once even with the parentals. Never make the same mistake twice.
Amazing Race: Season Two. Being photographed by a stranger and being asked for an autograph. Great participants, amazing volunteers.
Eating in the dark with some of the best people I know.
Someone brightening my day by singing for me on countless occasions.
Finally learning to drive.
Missing the Toronto earthquake, again.
Saying goodbye to old friends and making new ones along the way.
Amazing days, amazing nights with my family and closest friends. Talking all night and sleeping all day,
Being loved by someone unconditionally.
Dancing. Lots of unplanned, uninhibited, crazy dancing.
Falling in love.
Thankful for an amazing 2011. Love and respect to all those responsible for making it what it was. Looking forward to what the future has in store.
me: its always nice dressing up and being girly
mhaque86: i get that feeling sometimes
The September 11 Security Fee is imposed on passengers of domestic and foreign air carriers for air transportation that originates at airports in the United States. The fee, which is collected at the time the ticket is bought, is $2.50 per enplanement and is imposed on not more than two enplanements per one-way trip. Changes to the travel itinerary may result in either additional fees or a refund. Passengers who believe they are entitled to a refund should contact the airline which sold the ticket. The fees are collected by the direct air carriers, who must remit the fees to the Transportation Security Administration on a monthly basis.I don't even understand what one enplanement is, let alone "two enplanements per one-way trip". The passage basically says to me they want more money to beef up security *cough question people cough*. However, shouldn't this already be taken care of? Are they saying that before this fee was charged, no security measures were in place? Or is the money generated from this charge used "for questioning" in those special circumstances where people are singled out *cough racial profiling cough*?
http://www.tsa.gov/research/fees/passenger_fee.shtm